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The 10 Most Disappointing Players of the 2026 MLB Season

The season's not yet over, but the verdict is in: these big-name players have had years to forget.

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Paul Skenes Has Uncomfortably Transformed Into a Pitching Craftsman

The Pirates ace hasn’t been able to find his best stuff for much of this season and has been forced to drastically alter his approach.

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SI:AM | In the W, The Race for No. 1 Continues

The Lynx missed a chance to lock up the No. 1 seed in the WNBA postseason after a loss to the Valkyries.

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Paul Skenes Made Another Major Adjustment—but Something Is Still Off

The Pirates star is clearly tinkering in an effort to rediscover the form that won him a Cy Young Award last year.

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Ranking MLB’s 10 Best Starting Pitchers

The Dodgers and Phillies roster half of the league’s 10 best starters, by our estimation.

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The Pirates Should Shut Down Paul Skenes for the Rest of the Season

With Pittsburgh being a playoff longshot and Skenes showing obvious signs of fatigue, it’s time to punt on 2026.

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The Paul Skenes Dilemma (Continued)

The Pirates ace does not look the same when he takes the mound this season.

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The White Sox's ‘Pope Hat’ Night Looked Like Heaven on Earth

And it really was, according to the fans we asked.

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Five MLB Trade Deadline Moves That Are Already Paying Off

Several players acquired at the trade deadline have gotten off to fast starts for their new teams.

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SI:AM | The Numbers Behind Paul Skenes’s Stunning Dropoff

There’s one glaring difference that might explain why the Pirates star has declined sharply this season after a historically great start to his career.

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Paul Skenes’s Struggles Can Be Traced to a Slight Windup Change

The Pirates ace hasn’t looked like himself since early June, when a mechanical shift took hold.

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Why Cooper Flagg Rookie Card Pulled in Rhode Island Is Worth a Life-Changing Amount of Money

The Cooper Flagg one-of-one NBA debut patch autograph, which could be worth millions, was pulled at a local card shop in Rhode Island.

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Tracking Every MLB All-Star Game Roster Replacement

The All-Star Game rosters were announced July 4. But with a flurry of replacements rolling in, it can be hard to stay up to date. We’re here to help.

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Diagnosing Paul Skenes’s Struggles

The Pirates ace has experienced a steady drop in fastball velocity, but that’s not the core of his recent issues.

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Tom Verducci’s 25-and-Under MLB All-Star Team

Young players have never been performing better in the majors, where rule changes and pitch velocity increases are favoring the youth.

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Striker Pence, Hunter's Nephew, Could Be America's Answer to Shohei Ohtani

Striker Pence, 17, loves Minecraft and has a ChatGPT-created friend. He also throws 100 mph and wants to be MLB's next two-way star.

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Shohei Ohtani Losing Ground in NL Cy Young Race As Workhorses Emerge

The Dodgers star is putting up incredible numbers on the mound, but he finds himself in a highly competitive field of contenders for the pitching honor.

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Contender or Pretender? Evaluating Whether Five Pleasant MLB Surprises Are for Real

Five MLB teams have far exceeded their preseason expectations thus far. Are they for real?

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Konnor Griffin Is the World's Most Precocious 20-Year-Old Millionaire

The Pirates phenom exited his teenage years less than a month ago but has the habits and mannerisms of someone twice—or perhaps thrice—his age.

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This Is the Single Dumbest Piece of Sports Scheduling That You Will Ever See

College football, NBC and ABC can’t even figure out how to schedule a day with just two games.

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SI:AM | Paul Skenes Flirts With No-Hitter as Hot Streak Continues

The Pirates ace got roughed up on Opening Day, but has been nearly unhittable since.

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Paul Skenes Made Impressive Pirates History in 10-Strikeout Performance

Paul Skenes made some jaw-dropping Pirates history on Tuesday night.

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Checking In on MLB’s Award Races After One Month: Cy Shohei?

What do MLB's MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year Award races look like after the season's first full month?

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MLB Power Rankings: Pirates Soar With Surprising Division Lead

Pittsburgh has recovered from Paul Skenes’s Opening Day disappointment. That’s far from the only notable development of the season’s first three weeks.

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The Best Pitchers in Major League Baseball Right Now

There are many aces across the league. But this group stands out as the sport’s top-tier starters.

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